3 The first of the fourth victim (5, 4) 4 One with a handle to his name (4) 5 The book of the words (10) 6 Ha, twice about, Sir! (5) 7 Current show-girls at Burlington House ? (7) 8 Pals duck all over the place (5) 13 It's nerve-racking to make a song about a tea-party host (10) 16 A couple allows for adorn- ments (9) 17 Coins in perfect condition (9)

19 '— is a good travelling name and so I take it' (Farquhar) (7) 21 Smithtieldian? (7)' 22 Which place, did 1 hear? (5)

23 The creature who starts off all right but ends up symbolic (5) 25 How Bartok began (4) Solution next week